About this title: Why do so many African American and Latino students perform worse than their Asian and White peers in classes and on exams? And why are they dropping out of school at higher rates? Common wisdom holds that racial stratification leads African American and Latino students to rebel against "acting white," thus dooming themselves to lower levels of scholastic, economic, and social achievement. But is this true? Do minority students reject certain practices, such as excelling in school, and thus their own mobility, because they fear that peers will accuse them of forsaking their own racial and ...
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780195168624ISBN:0195168623
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 234x155. (237) why are so many african american and latino students performing less well than their asian and white peers in classes and on exams? researchers have argued that african american and latino students who rebel against "acting white" doom themselves to lower levels of scholastic, economic, and social achievement. in keepin' it real: why school success has no color, prudence carter turns the conventional wisdom on its head arguing that what is needed is a broader ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780195325232ISBN:0195325230
Description: New. How can we help African American and Latino students perform better in the classroom and on exams? In Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White, Prudence Carter argues that what is needed is a broader recognition of the unique cultural s... read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2005-09-15
ISBN-13:9780195168624ISBN:0195168623
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"I know Carter means well--and I know there are a lot of people who think she's brilliant. I'm wary of any attempt to explain school experiences that lumps all students into three neat, tidy categories. A better choice is nearly anything by Pauline Lipman or Gloria Ladson-Billings."
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